Senior Data Architect

Peraton Labs; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton Labs is seeking a Senior Data Architect - Aviation Analytics to lead data strategy, acquisition, and fusion for FAA BNATCS CTO initiatives. This role shapes the data backbone for advanced analytics and AI-enabled workflows across multiple data streams.

You will ensure data is available, quality-assured, and ready to support dashboards, analytics models, and agentic AI-enabled workflows at scale, collaborating with cross-domain teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience with a BS/BA in data engineering, software engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with data identification, data acquisition, ETL, and multi-source data integration.
• US Citizenship with ability to obtain FAA Public Trust; local commute to Herndon, VA or nearby locations.

Responsibilities

• Support data strategy and execution for DCC and CTO-driven capabilities.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize data sources for analytics, visualization, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Coordinate data acquisition across internal teams, stakeholders, and partners.

Skills

Data engineering

ETL processes

Data fusion

Multi-source data

Cloud data platforms

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

SQL

Python

Spark

Cloud platforms

Job description

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton Labs is seeking a Senior Data Architect - Aviation Analytics to support FAA BNATCS CTO in identifying, acquiring, modernizing, integrating, and operationalizing data required for advanced analytics, visualization, and agentic AI-enabled workflows. This role will serve as a senior data leader across FAA BNATCS and Peraton Labs data streams and will help ensure that the Digital Command Center (DCC) is built on a strong data foundation. The ideal candidate combines strategic data leadership with practical experience in multi-domain data environments, ETL, and data fusion.

Within this role you will define the data backbone behind advanced analytics and AI-enabled mission support. You will play a critical role in ensuring the right data is available, usable, and ready to support highly visible capabilities that inform decision-making and modernization at scale.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Support data strategy and execution supporting DCC and CTO-driven capabilities


• Identify, assess, and prioritize data sources needed to support analytics, visualization, and AI-enabled workflows


• Coordinate data acquisition efforts across internal teams, stakeholders, and program partners


• Define and improve approaches for data fusion, modernization of data capture, and data pipeline readiness


• Guide ETL and data preparation efforts needed to support dashboards, analytics models, and downstream AI/ML use cases


• Partner with systems, software, and analytics teams to align data architecture with mission needs


• Help identify data gaps, dependencies, quality issues, and integration challenges affecting program success.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ w/ BS/BA, 8+ w/ MS/MA, or 5+ w/Ph.D. years of relevant experience in data engineering, software engineering, aerospace, systems engineering, systems/enterprise architecture, or related fields


• Demonstrated experience with data identification, data acquisition, ETL, and multi-source data integration


• Experience with advanced data analysis and data fusion


• Familiarity with modern data capture, transformation, and preparation approaches that support advanced analytics


• Ability to work across multiple teams and stakeholders to align data efforts with mission objectives


• US Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain an FAA Public Trust suitability


• Must be local and able to commute to one of our following locations: Annapolis Junction, MD, Bowie, MD, or Herndon, VA.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with synthetic data generation


• Familiarity with FAA systems or aviation operational data environments


• Experience supporting analytics platforms, dashboards, AI/ML pipelines, or decision-support systems


• Knowledge of metadata, lineage, governance-aware data practices, or data architecture strategy


• Experience with cloud data platforms, APIs, and modern data engineering ecosystems

Details

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO:

Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.